Roger Bates
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In this Feb. 10, 2014 photo, Roger Bates talks about being rescued from his grain bin on Jan. 31 in Rockton, Ill. The 78-year-old sank neck-deep into 35,000 bushels of corn while trying to break up spoiled clumps of material that would have clogged the machines. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Family members hug while emergency personnel try to rescue a trapped farm worker in a grain bin on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Rockton, Ill. Roger Bates, 73, became trapped Friday while working with his grandson to unload material from the bin at a farm in the village of Rockton, near the city of Rockford and a few miles south of the Wisconsin state line. Rescuers said Bates’ survival was thanks to his grandson, Michael, who called 911 and acted quickly to clear grain from around him. He was taken to Rockford Memorial Hospital for evaluation. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Brent Lewis) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Crews pull out Roger Bates, who was trapped in a grain bin on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Rockton, Ill. Bates, 73, became trapped Friday while working with his grandson to unload material from the bin at a farm in the village of Rockton, near the city of Rockford and a few miles south of the Wisconsin state line. Rescuers said Bates’ survival was thanks to his grandson, Michael, who called 911 and acted quickly to clear grain from around him. He was taken to Rockford Memorial Hospital for evaluation. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Brent Lewis) MANDATORY CREDIT
